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Chapter 16 Being an individual now doesn't mean leaving the city as an individual!
Next to the more than ten-meter-high steel gate of Nancheng, identity verification was carried out as a routine. Chen Pingping noticed with sharp eyes that even the city defense soldier who was verifying his identity had a strange look in his eyes after seeing his name...

This damn third- and fourth-tier small city is famous for being able to reach any corner quickly and without any blind spots!
It seems that buying a clown mask is a very wise choice, take it with you when you leave the city!
He had decided and made up his mind that he would not be famous for anything he did in the future. People would recognize him wherever he went. Can he still happily commit robberies?

It affects the operation too much!

Jiangnan Base City is located between the ancient ZJ City and the ancient NJ City. To the east is the ancient ZJ City and to the west is the ancient NJ City. To the south, there are no big cities in the short distance, only some long-abandoned villages and towns and a famous city. The hill called "Chishan".

The monster lair codenamed "Darkness" is more than 100 kilometers east of Chishan, so Chishan is also a nearby monster stronghold. Although it is not a lair level, the number of monsters is also very large.

Of course, Chen Pingping's purpose of coming out today was just to hunt some first- and second-grade monsters and see if he could rob him, so he didn't need to go as far as Chishan, he could just walk in the direction of Chishan.

In fact, with his current strength, he really can't reach Chishan.

After leaving the south city gate, it was very lively outside. From time to time, some warriors could be seen fighting with some first- and second-rank monsters.

Compared with the somewhat cold outside of the West City Gate, this is the norm, where first- and second-grade monsters can be seen everywhere.

Chen Pingping did not stay, nor did he violate any taboos. He randomly intervened in other people's battles, put on a clown mask, and continued traveling south.

Finally, after walking for about ten minutes, he finally encountered a giant-jawed spider blocking his way!

The giant jaw spider is a very common first-class monster. It is about two meters tall, slightly taller than an ordinary person. In addition to its iconic fangs, its four pairs of dark eyes are also very conspicuous and look a little disgusting.

The first-level monster is not enough for Chen Pingping to activate his internal energy to activate the special effects of the ancient martial arts. He can use it normally and follow it like a shadow without it actively attacking. He just ducks and rushes in front of it. With one strike, the giant-jawed spider suddenly The body and head separated, and disgusting liquid splashed all over the place.

The first kill is complete!

But a thing like this didn't even qualify him to warm up.

There was nothing valuable about the giant-jawed spider, except for a pair of fangs, which were worth twenty or thirty thousand, and took up a lot of space. Chen Pingping didn't even have the slightest intention of obtaining it, so he used an alloy knife to stir it in its head. After agitating and finding that there was no energy core, he lifted his foot and left.

From his perspective, the hunting targets are mainly second-grade monsters. Except for a limited number of high-value first-grade monsters, he really doesn't like them very much.

In fact, even the energy cores of first-grade monsters appeared with probability. If it wasn't blocking his way, he wouldn't even bother to take action.

The further south you go, the fewer warriors there are, and the fewer warriors traveling alone.

Yes, although large numbers of people can easily cause disputes and even lead to murder and treasure grabbing, warriors generally choose to go with fixed friends compared to lone rangers who are not strong enough. The chance of hunting in groups of three or three is higher.

After all, there are one or two close friends who are considered to know the basics, and the security is also greater.

And before traveling together, everyone will go to the Martial Artists Association to report and register to raise the criminal threshold for companions.How can I put it, wealth and silk are attractive to people's hearts, and warriors are not saints, nor are they all good people. A small gain is just that. If there is a big gain, maybe the companions will want to keep it all.

Regarding this, there is a joke in the martial arts circle: Never overestimate your companions. Just because you are an individual now does not mean you will still be an individual outside the city!

Therefore, reporting to the Warriors Association, although it can only protect against gentlemen but not villains, is still an extra layer of insurance and is very necessary.

Chen Pingping didn't have this worry. This was the advantage of being a lone ranger. Once he put on the mask, he could rob whenever he wanted. As long as his heart was ruthless and his hands were tough enough, killing people and setting fires outside the city was not a problem at all.

Of course, most warriors are well-educated after all. Robbery is normal, but killing is not that common. Moreover, there are city defense troops patrolling from time to time. Although there is chaos outside the city, it is not really chaotic and disorderly. , treating human life as nothing.

Chen Pingping continued to travel south. With fewer warriors, there were naturally more monsters. Along the way, he also killed five first-level and three second-level monsters, and obtained three first-level energy cores and three second-level energy cores. Some other materials were also harvested, and the backpack was half filled.

Backpacks are easy to get, now I just pick up what I can fit, and when it is full, use the good ones and weed out the bad ones.

It should be noted here that it does not mean that a piece of second-level energy core is equivalent to all the energy of a second-level monster, nor does it mean that absorbing a piece of second-level energy core is equivalent to absorbing the energy equivalent to being promoted to a second-level warrior.

In fact, the energy core is only a very small part of the total energy of the monster, and even with the genetic training method, the warrior cannot absorb all the energy in the energy core, only a very small part.

Therefore, the role of the energy core is only to assist cultivation, rather than absorbing the second-grade energy core to advance to the second realm, and absorbing the third-grade energy core to advance to the third realm.

According to Chen Pingping's estimation, if you want to advance from the first level to the second level, if you don't practice and just rely on absorbing energy cores, you will need to absorb at least about two hundred second-level energy cores!
As for ordinary first-level warriors, if they don't have high attainments in ancient martial arts, it's good to be able to kill first-level monsters. How many of them can kill second-level monsters by leapfrogging.

Not everyone is an old monster like Chen Pingping who traveled back in time and became proficient in ancient martial arts in one realm, and even possesses two masterful ancient martial arts!
No, not far ahead, there was a scene of three first-level warriors being chased by two second-level monsters and struggling to resist.

Upon seeing this, Chen Pingping curved the corners of his mouth under his mask, activated his body skills, and ran quickly towards their location.

The distance is not far, so you can reach it in a short time.

Without saying a word, he kept moving and used the wind sword technique to quickly strike at one of the smaller but more agile lightning martens!

The lightning ferret's sharp claws immediately turned around and stopped attacking the three people, trying to resist Chen Pingping's attack.

No matter how you say it, the Crazy Sword technique is an ancient martial art that Chen Pingping has mastered. Even without the use of internal energy, it can reach the level of five to eight swords per second. Wherever it can resist, it can be struck in less than a second. After being slashed three times, the claws, which were harder than ordinary steel, were cut off completely!

Chen Pingping's knife was so fast that it was dizzying. After cutting off the sharp claws, there was no lag at all. The next knife struck the lightning marten's body, making a sound of broken bones and tendons.

At this point, in just a second or two, the second-level monster Lightning Mink was half disabled, lying on the ground screaming, but unable to move much.

(End of this chapter)